Mattress tick



MATTRESS TICK Filed Dec. 26, 1929 r., f. 4M M i wz m .l TM m IWF..

Patented Dec. s, V1931 i, i' 1,335,075y

UNITED Yes''raras earner carica- MATTRESS 'rmx Appucaaon med Deeemb'er 2e, 1929. serial no. 41eme. This invention relates to the tick constitutand extending parallel with the cords, and ing the visible element of a mattress, .and `portions 17 (Figuret) bearing on and exenclosing a yielding mattress' element which A tending across the cords. ly may be a resilient structure including metal- Il Vhen theticlr encloses a spring structure lic springs, or a filling ofvfibrous material. which `does 'not 'have an extended bearing 155 The invention is embodied in a t'ickliaving on the border, the vertical cords, 15 reinforce reinforcing means increasing its desirability the inherently limp border and' prevent the in certain respects, as hereinafter'explained. v'saine from wrinklingoand imparting an un-A Of the accompanying drawings forming tidyY appearance to `the mattress, the Cords l0 a part of this specioatiom; p Y belng'sufci'ently `stiff to "prevent the 60 Figurel shows iny perspective a tick emwrinkling of theborder, withoutjbeing so. bodying the invention, adapted to enclose a rigid as to preventa person from,sittingcom`V mattress element which :includes springs, the fortably on, an, edge portion ^of the mattress. tick being partly open for Vtl'ie reception of In other words, the cords are resiliently flexi- Said element l Y. ble and Vadapted to be flexed by the weight 65 Figure 2 is a fragmentary section on line of asit'ting person, andstraighten to impart 2 2 0f Figure, 1 V smoothness tothe border when the weight is Figures 3 and 4 are fragmentary pers-pec-V removed. e "l l Y `f Y tive views, showing 'opposite sides of thev `'Ihe tension of the attaching stitches is border of the tick. such that the cords are caused toindent `the '70 Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view, side of the border on which they. are' laid, and showing a corner portion of a tick embodybulgethe opposite side and form ribs thereon. ing the invention and constituting an ele- The cords projectl from the border sides on ment of a mattress which includes a! fibrous which they be1ar,"so`4 thatgrib's are formed on filling. Y each side of the border. The ,cords may bear ,75

Figure 6 is a fragmentary section on line v'on either the inner4 or the outer side of the 6-6 of Figure border. In either case, the outer side ofthe Figures 7 and 8 are enlargements of por` borderis provided with projecting spaced tions' of Figure 6. apart ribs whichfdiversify it and .impart `an 3"' FigureI 9 is aV fragmentary section on line ornamental appearanceto the mattress.

9-9 of Figure 5. Y In thestuffed'mattress'shown in part by The same reference characters indicate the Figures 'and 6, said mattress including .a

same parts in all of the figures. fibrous filling 18,`the border is characterized In the drawings, 12 designates` the botas above described, and the sides 12 arecharr tom and top sides, and 14 the sections of the acterizedby horizontal reinforcingcords 19, 85 Y margin of a mattress tick. One of the-sec-V attached thereto bystitches and spaced from tions 14 is showndisplacedv in Figure 1, to and*extendingl substantially parallel with permit the insertionof a yieldingma'ttress the margins ofthe sides. Y

element in the tick, said section being subse- The cords 15 and 19 in this embodiment of i Y quently closed. i i the invention are adaptedto bear on 'tlieinuer 90 A ti k embodying my invention comprises surfaces of thef mattress portions 14* andv Y spaced apart vertical' reinforcing cords 15 12,'-and"arrang'edgt0 supportthe ligatures laid on one side of the border andattached often employed in stuffed mattressses to imthereto by stitches, the cords extending from part Vthe beaded or roll effect indicatedby the lower 'to the upperredge of the border. Figures 5 and 6. 95

In this instance, the attaching stitches, which Said ligatures are providedY by stout Y may be formed by a sewing-machine of the-threads 20, inserted in zigzag formation in cord-attaching type, includesV portions 16 corner portions. of the mattress in a manner (Figure 3) bearing on the side of the border Vwell known by upholsterers, each thread havopposite the side on whichthe cords are laid, ing bends 200i and 206 exposed on the eXter- 00 nal surface of the mattress. The bends 20a extend across and are laid on the ribs formed by the reinforcing cords 15 on the border, and the bends 20?) extend across and are laid on the ribs formed by the reinforcing cords 19 on the sides. In each case, the exposed portions of the ligatures are prevented by the reinforcing cords from being pulled through and rupturing the tick material. In other Words, the reinforcing cords anchor said eX- posed portions on the eXternal surfaces of the mattress.

The last described embodiment of the in vention is not limited to a mattress having the particular formation shown by Figures 5 and 6.

It will be seen that the resiliently flexible border-reinforcing cords 15 may reinforce the border either by stiffening it to maintain its sides in a smooth conditon and permit it to be flexed by the Weight of a person, as described, or by preventing the ligature portions 20a. from cutting or tearing through the border.

It will also be seen that af tick reinforced as to its border by the cords 15, and as to its sides by the cords 19, is a desirable element of a stuffed mattress to which a predetermined form is imparted by the ligatures 20, said cords preventing liability of the cut ting or tearing of the sides and border by the ligatures, and therefor-e preventing departure from the predetermined form of the mattress.

I claim:

A mattress tick comprising opposite sides, an intermediate border, spaced apart vertical reinforcing cords bearing on the inner surfaces of the border, stitched thereto, and eX- tending from the lower to the upper edge thereof, and horizontal reinforcing cords bearing on the inner surfaces of the sides, stitched thereto, and extending substantially parallel with the margins thereof, said reinforcing cords being adapted and arranged to support zigzag ligatures connecting` the margin and the sides of the tick and extending through portions of a fibrous filling, the bearing of the reinforcing cords on the inner surfaces of the tick sides and border preventing the ligatures from being pulled through the portions of said sides and border With which they are engaged.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

RASMUS K. MILLER, JR. 

